Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English (Paperback)

Based on the insights and discoveries of the ground-breaking Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, this new book brings fresh perspectives to the study of English grammar. The Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English is a pedagogical course book for advanced students at university or on teacher-training courses, and an invaluable reference grammar. It combines a comprehensive examination of grammatical structure with information about the ‘how’, ‘when’ and ‘why’ of English as it is really used Salient Features* Examines patterns of use in the news, fiction and academic English* Takes grammar and vocabulary together and looks at how they interact* Is based on the analysis of 40-million words of British and American, written and spoken corpus text* Uses over 3000 examples of real, corpus English to illustrate the points* Uses frequency tables and graphs to make the new findings of this grammar clear Table Of Contents* Introduction: a discourse perspective on grammar* Words and word classes* Introduction to phrases and clauses* Nouns, pronouns, and the simple noun phrase* Verbs* Variation in the verb phrase: tense, aspect, voice, and model use* Adjectives and adverbs* Exploring the grammar of the clause* Complex noun phrases* Verb and adjective complement clauses* Adverbials* Word order choices* The grammar of conversation